The long view
State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.
Point at a year for its exact count.
Striped: the current year so far.
FY2021: 1,964 visas; FY2022: 9,075 visas; FY2023: 15,720 visas; FY2024: 16,441 visas; FY2025: 15,000 visas; FY2026: 5,924 visas so far.
FY2025 had 15,000 visas (−8.8% on FY2024). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 10% behind the same months of FY2025.